The suspect Harrison Muzarewetu, 35, was not asked to plead
when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi and was remanded in
custody to today for bail application.
Allegations are that on April 6, information was received
to the effect that there was a drug syndicate that was operating from a house
in Manyame Park in Chitungwiza and when investigations were carried out, two
other accused persons namely Oshila and Panashe Chikwena were arrested at the
house while in possession of 2,889grammes of cocaine and 53,03grammes of
crystal methamphetamine.
The court heard that searches were done at the house
resulting in the recovery of Muzarewetu’s passport which was among three
passports with valid Indian visas.
It was established that he had once travelled to India
between 7 and 15 April after he had obtained a visa through Chikwena and the
purpose of the journey was to collect a drug called ephedrine which he handed
over to Chikwena for transmission to South Africa.
Muzarewetu was paid R15 000 for smuggling the drug into the
country and he was due for another trip according to the visa on his passport
and the State alleges that he acted contrary to his duties by being part of a
drug syndicate.
Lancelot Mutsokoti appeared for the State. H Metro
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